Have you ever heard someone use the term, chindōgu? This Japanese term literally translates to unusual tool. These are tools that might be useful and work, but they are strange and impractical. Kenji ...

Is the winter season leaving you with a constant runny nose? The Hay Fever Hat is here to help….or not. “In our world, all technology is progressing, right? So I thought why not take a simple fork and ...

Atoilet-paper roll that you wear on your head as an all-day tissue dispenser. Tiny dustmops for your cat's feet. Shoulder-mounted nets to keep earrings from falling on the ground. What do these items ...

These ‘un-useless inventions’ were meant to solve problems, but have also raised eyebrows. A new product has been causing a storm in Japan this summer. Well, storm might be a bit of an overstatement.

There's an art to inventing useless objects that have no commercial value. At first glance, the diet dish - a bowl sliced in half by a mirror that reflects your meal to make it look bigger - seems ...